The Manchester Township Hawks will be playing at home against the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Manchester Township is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lacey Township 14-7. The win was nothing new for Manchester Township as they're now sitting on four straight.
Anthony Carino made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Carino was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Manchester Township let Colton Sitarik and Joe Bentivegna loose on the outfield. Sitarik scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Bentivegna scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Patrick McKay, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Point Pleasant Beach gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lakewood as Point Pleasant Beach made off with a 22-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Point Pleasant Beach considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Manchester Township pushed their record up to 6-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Point Pleasant Beach, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
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